Silenton brings selective noise cancellation to existing earbuds

While many earbuds now feature noise-cancelling technology, they typically block all noises, including people's voices. The Silenton device, however, is claimed to filter out most sounds while still allowing voices through to third-party earbuds.

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Schools of mollie fish “do the wave” to evade predators

We've all seen sports spectators performing "the wave," where people stand up then sit back down to simulate a wave moving through the stadium. Well, schools of mollies have been found to perform a similar action, in order to keep from being eaten.

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CES 2022 attendees scale back plans but keep plane tickets as Lenovo, T-Mobile, Twitter and Meta back out

Startups and other tech company leaders don't want to miss out on face-to-face networking and seeing new products live and in person. Image: Shutterstock/Markus Mainka IT professionals with in-person tickets…

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Grinch bots hijack all kinds of holiday shopping, from gift cards to hype drop sales

Kasada research finds that all-in-one bots are fooling cyberdefenses and automating the checkout process to snap up in-demand goods. Image: Shutterstock/Wooly the Creative Sheep All-in-one Grinch bots are working over…

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Think your code is pristine? These tech war stories suggest not

Commentary: Given these examples of extraordinarily "janky" code, it's a wonder organizations can function at all. Image: Shutterstock/fizkes Years ago Princeton CITP fellow Zeynep Tufekci bemoaned how we are "building…

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MIT-designed “flying saucer” may one day hover its way across the Moon

Although we may think of flying saucers as craft used by aliens in movies, MIT scientists are now proposing utilizing one of their own to explore the Moon. The vehicle would hover above the lunar surface via the force of electrostatic repulsion.

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Huawei turns up the bling for P50 Pocket folding smartphone

Following a few recent teaser looks, Huawei has launched its latest take on the folding phone, the P50 Pocket. The stylish clamshell handset brings a small outer notification window, some intriguing camera technology, and a flush fold.

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